SB 1725 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Higher education; allowing certain institutions of higher education to charge a security fee for certain activities; directing the Oklahoma Free Speech Committee to develop certain training. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 1725 allows Oklahoma public colleges and universities to charge security fees for permitted campus events like protests or gatherings, but only based on neutral factors such as event size, location, or alcohol service - not on speech content, viewpoint, or expected reaction. Institutions must publish their fee criteria online. The bill also directs the Oklahoma Free Speech Committee to develop mandatory training on these policies for students. These changes update existing free speech protections for campus activities at public higher education institutions.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed May 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was converted from a House version to a Senate floor version, which involved reformatting the header and adding a new sponsor (Moore of the House). The substantive text of the bill, including definitions, security fee rules, and training requirements, remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the Senate Floor Version, and a new sponsor was added to the bill title.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the text layout, such as indentation and line breaks, to align with Senate filing standards.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2026 · House May 6, 2026

How they voted

427
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Mar 25, 2026
D Democratic9
2 Yea 7 Nay
77% Nay
R Republican41
40 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
upper
May 6, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 78 Nays: 15
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Education Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass Postsecondary Education
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to Postsecondary Education
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 7
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors